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Marlene Johnshoy

Digital Storytelling in the Foreign Language Classroom | ELTWorldOnline.com - 0 views

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    Abstract "Digital storytelling is a compelling activity for the language classroom. Easy to use for both writing and speaking practice, digital storytelling can be a good way to motivate students to use the language both inside and outside the classroom. Many teachers report high motivation levels, and not only for their students! In this practical article I will briefly outline what digital storytelling is and give some tips on how to get started."
Kim Fynboh

Free Technology for Teachers: 7 Task Management Tools for Students - 1 views

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    It's getting close to that time of year when teachers and students will be returning to school for the fall semester. The great thing about the start of a new school year is that it brings new resolutions for both teachers and students.
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    funny that I posted this later without seeing yours first.
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    :)
Alyssa Rutherford

Free Technology for Teachers: 7 Task Management Tools for Students - 0 views

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    an alternative to paper agendas! 7 tools for managing tasks/to do lists
Erika Sass

Thinkquest - (Facebook for elementary??) « The Techie Classroom - 4 views

    • Erika Sass
       
      Has anyone used Thinkquest? It looks like a great way to introduce elementary students to social networking in a safe way. I also posted a great site that does online safety and cyberbulling in 15 minutes lessons with Garfield cartoons for kids.
    • anonymous
       
      Yes, I have used it primarily with middle school students and I have found it quite useful. The last time I used it was several years ago to set up a list of websites to use with a webquest, a very simple and easy thing to do.
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    "Facebook" option for elementary?
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    This looks pretty promising. I also think the connections you made on this site are great - asking for resources and someone commented back with great resources on kids safety on the internet. Awesome!!
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    I also liked the description. I will make an account to explore it and see if it is something we can use with older students as well.
Marlene Johnshoy

Summer PD: New Teacher Boot Camp Week 4 - Using Wetoku | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Wetoku is a web service or Web 2.0 tool out of Korea that provides a simple platform for interviewing someone via the Internet. Collaborating globally is a must for our students and as result interviewing can be a challenge. Wetoku makes doing an interview as easy as filling out some basic information, creating an interview session and then sending the creative interview session's URL to the interviewee. Once the recording is done, the interviewer can embed the copy of the URL into a blog or website. You will need a web-cam for this tool.
Roxana Sandu

100+ Language Learning Sites - 2 views

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    Looking for a different language learning network to sing up for, I came across this list of language learning sites. I browsed through it and there are some networks I haven't heard about, as well as sites with all kind of resources for learning different languages. Hope it helps!
Marlene Johnshoy

#TAGS: New Homepage for Twitter Archiving Google Sheet - 0 views

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    From this blog post: "One Twitter topic that we've addressed often is how best to maintain an archive of Tweets, whether your own or those associated with a particular hashtag. In two different posts, Mark introduced readers to what is, arguably, the best free solution for this: Martin Hawksey's TAGS, "a free Google Sheet template which lets you setup and run automated collection of search results from Twitter." Well, now Hawksey has created a user-friendly site for this tool, complete with a help section and support forums. "
Marlene Johnshoy

CAPL: Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon - 7 views

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    Welcome to the Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon, CAPL, the source for authentic images for language learning
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    I like the concept of organizing photos like this. I went into the Spanish(Mexico) sections and some are good pictures and others are not, but it is worth going through them if you are in a pinch to find an authentic picture. I think I might have to start organizing my pictures this way for my classroom. Just this last trip I took about 40 in the market (at least 8 photos of different types of avocados) and this would make it easier to use/find them for class.
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    Love this site, too! Pix address many questions kids have about things in the target countries that we don't necessarily get to see first hand. But, caution, too. Times they are rapidly changing and some of the pix are outdated. But, as you say, in a pinch they are nice to know about.
Ferrel Rose

Online cloze texts for popular songs - 6 views

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    So far in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese - in three levels.  The Beginner level has pull-downs so you just make a choice.
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    I discovered this post from an earlier carlatech class when searching "German" in our group, and I thought it was worth bringing to our group's attention. The site offers hundreds of songs in many languages. Would make for a fun Friday reward activity.
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    Interesting--when you re-post an older bookmark, it shows up with the date of the original posting, but I added this on 19 Jul 13.
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    I wish there was Arabic as well.
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    Excellent resource. Three levels, Karaoke and Expert options seem fun. What is really interesting is ability for instructor to customize their own activities.
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    Fun resource. As always, though, I would recommend proofing the exercises. I just noticed a number of transcription errors in some of the songs.
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    Awesome resource, thanks for sharing, I can use this for my weekend school. Middle school students would really enjoy it. :D
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    anyone try the karaoke? or, is there another karaoke site? i have a student trip to Mexico City coming up and my wouldn't that be a fabulous fundraiser!
Marlene Johnshoy

10 ways to find global connections for your class | Ditch That Textbook - 2 views

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    If you don't know this blog yet, you might want to watch it - he has a lot of interesting ideas.  Here is his list of places to look for global connections for your class.
Marlene Johnshoy

Google for Teachers: 100+ Tricks | TeachHUB - 7 views

  • 25. Create online surveys for research projects. Quickly and easily create online surveys for any research project that requires feedback from others. The answers are saved to your Google Docs account.
    • Amy Pierce
       
      Who else still calls it Google Docs?
    • Marlene Johnshoy
       
      Looks like it was published a year ago (from the comment dates - it would be nice if they dated the article...)  When did they switch to call "Drive"?   =)
    • klmcguinness
       
      From what I understand, Google Docs exist within one's Google Drive in the same manner as your files and applications exist within your hard drive. I think Google is trying to make a distinction between a larger body and the parts within it. For example, I have an icon on my laptop's menu bar that takes me to my Google Drive. In my Google Drive are "My Drive" which contains my files and folders. I can also access my email, files that are shared with me which I have no ownership of and cannot move to "My Drive" folders, I can also access any Google Groups from my Google Drive, but they are not part of my Google Docs. That's my take on it.
    • brittasparksbr
       
      Thanks for that analogy. That helps a bit, but my head still swims with the amount of vocabulary bounced around in this tech world. I am trying to understand my OneDrive, SharePoint and things like that, with work having switched to Office 365. I am not liking it so far, because of the learning curve.
    • yflanders
       
      Great site for practicing in google search.
kjjsk8

Manage Google Apps Like a Pro with Doctopus and Flubaroo (Summer 2014) | Ditch That Tex... - 4 views

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    These are my 2 most favorite scripts for Google! Doctopus is for Google Docs and Flubaroo is for Google Forms.
klmcguinness

The Educator's Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons - The Edublogger - 3 views

  • This may seem obvious, but judging by the notices we have received, many teachers (and especially students) are under the impression that if it is on the web, then it is up for grabs.
    • klmcguinness
       
      This is protocol in my classroom-they may as well learn it right the first time rather than the hard way later. When using Google images: go all the way to the cog wheel pull down on the right side of the toolbar; 2) go down to Advance Search; 3) inside Advanced Image Search, all the way at the bottom is a pulldown for usage rights, select "free to use or share" or, if you need to alter the image in anyway "fee to use share or modify." 
  • That is, in some cases, if an image, text, video, etc. is being used for educational purposes, there might be more flexible copyright rules.
    • klmcguinness
       
      Well, that's a relief, huh?!
    • brittasparksbr
       
      Just yesterday I was watching a webinar from a national organization, and on one of the PowerPoint pages I saw a picture of one of my district's students with his PE teacher. I was shocked and wondered how it came to be in this webinar. I can only guess that there was a newpaper article with this picture in the local paper, and that put it out there on the web, and it was found and inserted into this PowerPoint. I also thought it was pretty cool - one of ours in something like that. It was crazy just happening upon it like I did though.
  • But make sure to check specific copyright restrictions before uploading anything you’ve scanned to the web!
    • klmcguinness
       
      This is a biggie! I know of some teachers who upload all their homework handouts in .pdf format. I can think of only one who might have asked permission to do so. But, why bother buying that textbook's workbook if I can download it from another district for free. I can certainly see publishers having issue with that.
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  • TeachingCopyright.org.
    • klmcguinness
       
      Keeping this one bookmarked for future reference.
  • If only that were true.
  • copyright holders to give you (and the host of your site, such as Edublogs, WordPress, etc.) an official notification.
  • CreativeCommons.org website
    • klmcguinness
       
      Another important website to keep handy!
  • You are free to embed any video from YouTube, Vimeo, WatchKnowLearn, etc. on your blog or website as long as it gives you the embed option.
    • klmcguinness
       
      This answers my earlier question about using a video in eduCanon. Seemed really wrong to do that, but guess it is understood when you upload if you allow others to borrow, they will.
    • srafuller
       
      I guess that's why on some music videos, there is a statement that there is no ownership in the content? I don't know. I also bookmarked this article as I know I will need it as time goes on.
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    This is a great explanation. Thank you for posting it. Any idea about the legality of editing YouTube videos with eduCanon?
Marlene Johnshoy

CeLTA Language Teaching & Technology - 0 views

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    This is a blog that various people contribute to with reviews and instructions for a variety of tech apps and websites - that can be used for a variety of purposes, from video annotation to labeling photos and many more. Thanks to the people at CeLTA for posting these! (add to your Feedly to keep up with new posts!)
Marlene Johnshoy

TED-Ed Blog» Blog Archive » 25 awesome apps for teachers, recommended by teac... - 1 views

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    "What are the best apps for teachers? We asked TED-Ed Innovative Educators and the TED-Ed community. Below, 25 awesome apps recommended for teachers, by teachers."
mauritzenj

Why Diigo Rocks for Educators! | TeachHUB - 7 views

  • Once the group is created, you can create student accounts. No email addresses needed. You create the username and password.
  • There are groups for all these where members can share their saves to not only their inventory but to the group as well. Diigo will email you once a week with all the new content. Pretty neat, huh? 
  • There are loads of other features as well, like highlighting on a webpage, adding sticky notes to pages, saving pages to read later without actually adding them to your collection and so much more.
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  • When you save to Diigo your saves go anywhere because they are saved to the cloud. Sounds mystical doesn't it?
    • mauritzenj
       
      I am so mad I never used this earlier! It is really fantastic.
  • One of the most powerful features is the tagging. Basically, if I save Google.com and don't tag it, I will have to remember the name of the site or something in the address
  • your saves don't travel with you from computer to computer and device to device.
  • So if students are working on a group project they can share their saves together, automatically. Or as a class, if you are working on something everyone can contribute information they find.
    • cwelton
       
      I love this concept--in level 3 I sometimes have the students do peer-editing of papers or projects, and I think Diigo could pair well with a pre-editing phase where they could collaborate on research as well as composition!
    • tkozhanova
       
      I agree. i like this idea too!
  • hen visit the Educator Area and apply for the Educator upgrade.
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    I love that you can use this with students! I had no clue. Thanks for sharing.
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    As I am still trying to understand the full benefits of using Diigo, I found this article of tremendous help. Thank you for sharing!
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    This seems really useful. I'm excited about Diigo for my own use, hadn't thought about using it with students yet.
claire_mitchell

Virtual reality narratives in foreign language pedagogy | Harvard Initiative for Learn... - 0 views

  • The video project allowed students to engage in four brief VR tours of Parisian quarters.
    • claire_mitchell
       
      I think this is a great idea for using virtual reality in the classroom and can be adapted for any language.
  • The team will expand upon the initial pilot by hiring five Parisians from different neighborhoods to document and share their lives with a VR camera over the course of one to two months.
    • claire_mitchell
       
      I'm trying to figure out how to do this for my own classroom; I wonder if one day we could develop an exchange where we work with partners in other countries to gather video for each other for these types of projects.
  • Awardees hypothesize that virtual reality will allow language learners to have perceptual, empathetic, and culturally immersive experiences in multiple sensory modalities (visual, auditory, tactile, etc.) that will enhance their vision, perceived value of language and culture learning, and willingness to communicate.
    • claire_mitchell
       
      This is really exciting to me as a way to use VR!
norikofujiokaito

Designing and Implementing Synchronous Language Tasks - 11 views

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      Synchronous tasks can include: text, audio, virtual worlds... can be: highly interactive and collaborative, instant, quick with shorten forms, spontaneous and may generate multiple incorrect forms while students negotiate meaning.
  • asks should give the learners the opportunity to create contents,  which motivates them. • Synchronous communication tasks give students the opportunity to develop an audience for authentic communication. • Tasks should be focused on thinking skills. • It provides collaborative learning experience. • Tasks should give students proof of getting their ideas across • Creates a learning environment that goes beyond the classroom. • Vocabulary improvement
    • atsukofrederick
       
      I would like to use this list as a check list when I create a synchronous activity. This list also can applies to any communicative task in the classroom.
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    • norikofujiokaito
       
      This Gilly Salmon's 5-stage model (Slide 5) should be used when we make a lesson plan using technology.
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    slide show with ideas and samples for sychnronous activities
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    Thanks for sharing-- Some great slides to help with family communications! and I love the activities-- going to use this year!
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    I like the slide show especially the slide that shows the different tasks for synchronous activities.
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    I saved this for a course I am working on (training for language instructors who will be teaching online courses). Thanks!
maygeorge

Statement on the Role of Technology in Language Learning | American Council on the Teac... - 3 views

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      I agree we need more than one tool to learn any language.
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    A little off-topic for Week 5 but overall relevant to this course.
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    I hope we can learn how to introduce games online. For me this hard to do , but I think it be very effective for students to learn FL.
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    I like to use games in teaching but for me it is hard to design one in class and online.
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    "The use of technology is not a goal in and of itself; rather technology is one tool that supports language learners as they use the target language in culturally appropriate ways to accomplish authentic tasks." This quote stood out to me and it is so true. sometimes we feel pressured to use technology but we forgot the pedagogy purpose.
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    Thanks for sharing it. We are using technology for our language lessons. I agree what ACFLT says about having clear that tech is a tool not a goal since the most important aspect is the learning.
maygeorge

CARLAweb2017: Activity 3: Social Bookmarking with Diigo - 2 views

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    This is a good reference that was made as a blog for Arabic Grammar, that I use all the time when teaching Arabic.I think the group can use the same idea and create simple grammar lessons in FL, these lessons can be useful for all the teachers teaching for example French, German all over the world.
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